Heney fleshes



(No Model.)

H. PLESHER.

MOP WRINGER. N0. 337,676. Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

Jim 6111601 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

HENRY FLESHER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSQURI.

MOP-WRINGER.

SPECIPICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,676. dated March 9, 1886.

Application tiled May 21, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY FLESHER, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Mop-Wringers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of the instrument. Fig. 2 is a top view with the twist of the mop-head shown in section. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the bucket, showing the instrument in side View.

The device has a clamp, A, with a part, a, formed to embrace the upper edge of a bucket or other vessel, B, and made fast thereto by a set-screw, O, tapped into the lip a and bearing against the side of the bucket B. The clamp has a horizontal part, a, which is preferably made with a concave curved edge, a", and to which is pivoted a curved arm, D, the concave edge (Z of which istoward the edge (1 The position of the pivot d and the shape of the arm or barD is such that when the mophead E is placed between the arm and clamp and turned in the direction indicated by the Serial No. 166,286. (No model.)

arrow, Fig. 2, the arm is drawn toward the clamp and the mop head pressed between them. The mop is then drawn upward, being turned at the same time, and the water is by these means wrung from it without any application of the hand to the mop-head.

To give the mop-head a hold upon the edge of the arm, I form upon the said edge one or more serrations or projections Z", which are of such form as to engage the head E sufficiently for the purpose set forth, but at the same time to cause no injury to the head.

I claim-- A mop-wringer consisting of a clamp, A, having a part, a, to straddle the edge of a. bucket, a lip, a, and a horizontal part, (1 formed with concave curved edge a, set-screw O, and an inwardly-curved arm, D, formed with projections d dat its lapping outer end, pivoted at its inner end on the horizontal part, and Working over the latter, substantially as set forth.

HENRY FLESHER.

Witnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT, GEo. H. KNIGHT. 

